Miracle-WM 0.3, a new Wayland compositor based on Ubuntu’s MIR, was released with window animations, workspace switching, and improved bug fixes. The post Miracle-WM 0.3 Brings Animation and Border Customization Features appeared first on Linux Today. … [Read more...]

Bash scripting is a powerful tool for automating tasks on Linux and Unix-like systems. While it's well-known for managing file and process operations, arithmetic operations, such as division, play a crucial role in many scripts. Understanding how to correctly divide two variables can help in resource allocation, data processing, and more. This … [Read more...]

Linux Mint 22 Beta: Powered by Ubuntu 24.04 LTS under the hood, it’s still the best and most straightforward Linux desktop. The post Linux Mint 22 “Wilma” Beta: First Impressions appeared first on Linux Today. … [Read more...]

July’s KDE Plasma 6.1.2 update delivers important fixes, including improved functionality in Discover, Libtaskmanager, and panel settings. The post KDE Plasma 6.1.2 July’s Bugfix Release Is Here appeared first on Linux Today. … [Read more...]

A proposal has been made for Fedora 42 to collect user data via an opt-in system. Transparency and user control are promised, but doubts linger. … [Read more...]

A proposal has been made for Fedora 42 to collect user data via an opt-in system. Transparency and user control are promised, but doubts linger. The post Fedora 42 Proposes to Include Opt-In User Metrics Collection appeared first on Linux Today. … [Read more...]

Windows is down, Android is surging, and even GNU/Linux is doing reasonable well. … [Read more...]

Analysts found that 52% of open-source projects are written in memory-unsafe languages like C and C++. More than half of open-source projects contain code written in a memory-unsafe language, a report from the U.S.’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has found. Memory-unsafe means the code allows for operations that can corrupt … [Read more...]

Tired of Outdated Apps? Here are Some Ways to Install Latest Apps Without Breaking Your Debian System. … [Read more...]

MySQL 9.0 database rolls out with enhanced JSON support, new DDL for events, updated system variable tables, and more. The post MySQL 9.0 Released: What’s New, Changed, and Removed appeared first on Linux Today. … [Read more...]

Google is adding more languages to Google Translate – lots more. This time around, 110 of them, including Manx. This is the largest single expansion ever to Google's translation tool. It now handles 243 different tongues, coming close to doubling the number of languages it handles. … [Read more...]

Nearly every Linux kernel cycle has bought patches to bump the version of the Rust language targeted by the kernel as it worked toward having a suitable minimum version. With the latest Linux kernel patches, it looks like we may be finally approaching the point where a safe minimum version can be specified and for the Linux kernel to in turn allow … [Read more...]

Adobe Firefly is software which uses generative AI and simple text prompts to generate images. Its Firefly generative AI models are trained on licensed content, such as Adobe Stock, along with public domain content where copyright has expired, and images from Wikimedia. … [Read more...]

MySQL 9.0 database rolls out with enhanced JSON support, new DDL for events, updated system variable tables, and more. … [Read more...]

My friend recently wanted to bring an old laptop back to life. Her aging Intel MacBook was no longer supported by Apple, and instead of letting the machine wind up in a landfill somewhere, she decided to install Linux, an OS she'd never used before. … [Read more...]

Nitrux developer Uri Herrera announced the release and general availability of Nitrux 3.5.1 as the latest version of this immutable and systemd-free Debian-based distribution. … [Read more...]